Kentville Wildcats

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League FINAL STANDINGS W L Pct. GB Home Road Mctn Strk Last 5 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 28 7 .800 - 14-2 14-5 2-1 Lost 1 3-2 Truro Bearcats 19 16 .543 9 12-5 7-11 1-2 Lost 1 3-2 x-Kentville Wildcats 17 16 .515 10 7-10 10-6 1-0 Won 1 2-3 Halifax Pelham Canadians 17 18 .486 11 9-8 8-10 1-2 Won 2 2-3 Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs 4 31 .114 24 3-13 1-18 0-3 Won 1 1-4 x - won one-game playoff for third place. FINAL REGULAR-SEASON LEADERS BATTING (minimum 105 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Ian Lockhart, Kentville 141 43 66 24 .468 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 146 46 68 33 .466 Jay Turple, Halifax 141 34 61 37 .433 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 116 24 47 33 .405 Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 122 28 47 27 .385 Greg West, Dartmouth 133 48 50 42 .376 J.P. Wood, Truro 141 38 53 33 .376 Pat MacLeod, Kentville 97 15 36 21 .371 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 140 47 51 13 .364 Brent Cooper, Halifax 102 16 37 22 .363 Jeff Chisholm, Truro 135 29 48 23 .356 Shawn Fuller, Truro 108 18 38 15 .352 Chris Salsman, Kentville 140 42 49 23 .350 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 120 20 42 24 .350 Joe MacPherson, Truro 116 27 40 21 .345 Hits - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 68; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 66; Jay Turple, Halifax, 61; J.P. Wood, Truro, 53; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 51; Greg West, Dartmouth, 50. Runs - Greg West, Dartmouth, 48; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 47; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 46; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 43; Chris Salsman, Kentville, 42. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 60; Greg West, Dartmouth, 42; Jay Turple, Halifax, 37; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 33; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 33; J.P. Wood, Truro, 33. Doubles - Jay Turple, Halifax, 20; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 17; Greg West, Dartmouth, 13; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 11; Ryan Doucette, Dartmouth, 11. Triples - Bill MacKenzie, Truro, 4; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 2; J.P. Wood, Truro, 2. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 14; Bruce Joshua, Truro, 10; Greg West, Dartmouth, 9; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 9; Jay Turple, Halifax, 7. Stolen bases - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 22; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 15; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 13; Joey Gaudet, Sackville, 12; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 11. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 5 decisions) — Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 4-1, .800; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 7-2, .778; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 6-2, .750; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 6-2, .750; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 5-2, .714. Wins - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 7; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 6; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 6; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 5; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 5. Earned-run average (minimum 34 innings) - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 2.13; Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 2.43; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3.37; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 3.62; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 3.86; Chris Davidson, Kentville, 3.86. Innings pitched - Chris Munroe, Halifax, 78.1; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 77; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 75.1; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 67.2; Jeff Chisholm, Truro,m 65.1. Strikeouts - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 70; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 67; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 67; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 64; Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 60. Saves - Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 4; Chris Davidson, Kentville, 3; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 3. END

NSSBL playoffs are scheduled to open Wednesday, Sept. 8. Schedules for both series are available by clicking on the "Schedules" or "Calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page.

The final NSSBL regular-season stats have been compiled by league statistician Burton Russell, and can be found by clicking on the "2004 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page. Congratulations go out to the following league leaders: BATTING Average - Ian Lockhart, Kentville, .468 Hits - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 68. Runs scored - Greg West, Dartmouth, 48. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 60. Doubles - Jay Turple, Halifax, 20 (ties league record set by Dartmouth's Jay Washington in 1996). Triples - Bill MacKenzie, Truro, 4. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 14. Stolen bases - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 22. PITCHING Winning percentage - Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 4-1, .800. Wins - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 7. Earned-run average - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 2.13. Strikeouts - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 70. Saves - Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 4. Innings pitched - Chris Munroe, Halifax, 78.1.

The Kentville Wildcats beat visiting Halifax Pelham Canadians 8-6 tonight at Memorial Park in a one-game playoff to determine third and fourth place. Kentville will face the Truro Bearcats in a best-of-seven semifinal beginning Wednesday in Truro. Halifax will take on the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry in the other semi, starting Thursday in Dartmouth.

The Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League’s regular season has come to a close, but all playoff positions have yet to be determined. The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry captured the pennant with a 28-7 record, and the Truro Bearcats are the runner-up at 19-16. The Kentville Wildcats (17-16) and Halifax Pelham Canadians (17-18) will play a one-game playoff Monday, Sept. 6, to determine third and fourth place. Kentville was to have played two interleague games against the Moncton Mets in Moncton, but the Mets are involved in their second-round New Brunswick senior league playoff series and will not be available. A coin flip was conducted by NSSBL chief operating officer Jim McEachern to determine the site for Monday’s playoff. Kentville won and will host Halifax at 7 p.m. at Memorial Park. Monday’s winner will finish third and face Truro in a best-of-seven semifinal series beginning Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the TAAC Grounds in Truro. The loser will wind up fourth and meet Dartmouth in the other best-of-seven semi, slated to begin Thursday, Sept. 9 at Beazley Field in Dartmouth. A full schedule for both semifinal series will be released Tuesday, Sept. 7.